Ironing-board



(No Model.)

S. M. FORD. IRONING BOARD.

No. 565,731. Patented Aug. 11, 1896-.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

SAMUEL M. FORD, OF FLORA, ILLINOIS.

lRONlNG-BOARD.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 565,731, dated August.11, 1896.

Application filed April 22, 1896. Serial No. 588,652. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SAMUEL M. FORD, of the city of Flora, Clay county,State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inIroning-Boards, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming apart hereof.

My invention relates to an improved ironing-board; and it consists inthe novel construction, combination, and arrangement of partshereinafter described and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective showing my improvedironing-board attached to the end of a table. Fig. '2 is a longitudinalsectional view of the parts shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a bottom planView of the end of the ironing-board which attaches to the table.

Referring by numerals to the drawings, 1 is the top of the table towhich the ironingboard is applied, and the ironing-board consists of thetop 2, the lever 3, and the brace 4. The top 2 may be of any size orshape desired, but I prefer the form shown, which consists of therectangular end5 and the tapered end 6. In the under side of therectangular end 5 and near the outer end thereof are inserted rubbercushions 7 and 8, proj ecting downwardly below the under surface of saidboard. A pair of cleats 9 and 10 are positioned parallel to each otherand attached to the under side of the rectangular end 5 and extendlongitudinally thereof. The lever 3 has the downwardly-bent upper end11, and at the juncture of said end with the main body of said lever isa horizontal aperture 12, and said lever is designedto be placedlongitudinally of the board 2 and between the cleats 9 and 10. A bolt 13passes through apertures in the forward end of said cleats 9 and 10 andthrough the aperture 12 in the le ver 3, pivoting said lever to thecleats directly under the center of said board with the upper enddirectly under the end of saidboard, as shown in Fig. 2.

In the upper face of the end 11 of the lever 3 is inserted a rubbercushion 14 directly in transverse alinement with the cushions 7 and 8and designed to engage against the under surface of the table-top 1.

The brace 4 is pivoted to the ends of the cleats 9 and 10 opposite thebolt 13, and upon its free end is'apawl-face'15, designed to engage theratchet-teeth upon the bar 16, which bar is fixed upon the upper face ofthe lower part of the lever 3. A loop 17 is pivoted to the lower end ofthe brace 4.- and designed to pass loosely around the lever Upon theunder surface of the rectangular end 5 of the board is a cleat 18,extending transversely of said board and securely fastened thereto forthe purpose of preventing said board from warping or splitting.

hen the ironing-board is not in use, the pawl 15 is raised out ofcontact with the teeth on the bar 16, allowing the lever 3 to swing upand between the cleats 9 and 10, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2.During this operation the lever 3 slides through the loop 17.

When it is desired to place the board in position for use, the cleat 18is placed against the end of the table with the rubber cushions 7 and 8upon the upper surface of the tableboard 1 and the cushion 14 on theunder surface of said board. Then the lever 3 is pushed down against thefloor, and the pawl 15 engages the ratchet-teeth on the bar 16, thusholding the table-top 1. between the cushions 7 and 8 and the cushion14E as in avise. The lower end of the lever 3 and the brace 4 act as asupport for the outer end of the board and hold it in a plane parallelwith the top of the table.

I claim- In a device of the class described, the combination of the top2, the lever 3 and the brace at, the top 2 consisting of the rectangularend 5 and the tapered end 6, the pair of cleats 9 and 10 attached to theunder side of the rectangular end 5 of said top and extend inglongitudinally thereof and designed to receive the lever 3 between saidcleats, the bolt 13 passing through the forward ends of said cleats 9and 10 and through the upper end of said lever 3, the rubber cushions 7and 8 inserted in the under side of the free end of the rectangular end5, the cleat 18 extending transversely of said rectangular end 5 andnear said cushions 7 and 8, the rubber cushion 14 in the upper end ofthe lever 3, the pawl-face 15 upon the lower end of the brace 41:, theratchet-toothed bar 16 upon the upper surface of the lower end of thelever 3 and designed to be engaged by said pawl-face 15, the loop 17pivoted to the lower end of the brace 4 and designed to receive thelever 3 and the pivot holding the upper end of the IQ brace 4 betweenthe ends of the cleats 9 and 10, substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

SAMUEL M. FORD. \Vitnesses D. A. TEMPLE, J AS. E. McALLIsTER.

